Sedimentation occurs when eroded material that is being transported by water, settles out of the water column onto the surface, as the water flow slows. The sediments that form a waterway's bed, banks and floodplain have been transported from higher in the catchment and deposited there by the flow of water.

Where does sedimentation take place?

Sedimentation occurs in the settling zone as the water flow towards to outlet zone. The clarified liquid is then flow out from outlet zone. Sludge zone: settled will be collected here and usually we assume that it is removed from water flow once the particles arrives the sludge zone.

What is a likely place for sedimentation to occur?

Deltas, river banks, and the bottom of waterfalls are common areas where sediment accumulates. Glaciers can freeze sediment and then deposit it elsewhere as the ice carves its way through the landscape or melts.